This was bigger than a simple mission to investigate unusual spirit beast behavior. The Four Spirits Sect was establishing operational infrastructure in Four Symbols Sect territory. The control formation allowed them to manipulate local spirit beasts for surveillance, harassment, or direct attack.
It was a preparatory move. They were setting the stage for something larger.
In his original timeline, he'd been too weak to know about any of this. By the time he'd become strong enough to matter, the Four Spirits Sect's infiltration of this region had already succeeded. The Four Symbols Sect had fallen, its disciples scattered, its resources claimed by enemies.
But this time, he had the chance to stop it before it started.
